Summary: Dread (eBook)

Review and Analysis of Philip Alcabes's Book

BusinessNews Publishing (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
27 Seiten
Political Book Summaries (Verlag)
978-2-511-00061-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The must-read summary of Philip Alcabes's book: "e;Dread: How fear and Fantasy have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to the Avian Flu"e;.This complete summary of "e;Dread"e; by Philip Alcabes presents his examination of epidemics and how they reflect the social and cultural anxieties of the time. He explores a variety of cases, from bird flu and the Black Death to widespread conditions such as autism and obesity.Added-value of this summary:* Save time* Understand epidemics and how our culture influences how they are perceived* Expand your knowledge of sociology and cultural impactTo learn more, read "e;Dread"e; and discover a way of looking at disease and epidemics that is free of the baggage we usually bring to public discourse.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.1.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Schlagworte: Autism • bird flu • Black Death • cultural anxieties • Dread • Epidemics • fear • lifestyle • Obesity • Philip Alcabes • Political • Social • societal attitudes • Summary
• ISBN-10: 2-511-00061-X / 251100061X
• ISBN-13: 978-2-511-00061-8 / 9782511000618